Chemise



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E. E. BURT.

CHEMISE. No. 453,255. PatentedJune 2.1891.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

EMMA RUBY BURT, OF GATESVILLE, TEXAS.

CHEMISE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 453,255, dated J une 2, 1891.

Application iiled March 24, 1891.

T @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMMA RUBY BURna citizen of the United States, residing at Gatesville, in the county of Coryell and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chemises; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to chemises; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a front View of my chemise. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a pattern of the rear part'of said chemise.

My invention. is described as follows:

The novelty of my invention consists in a piece A, set in the rear of the chemise in the following manner.

In theback of the garment the perpendicular cut d is made, and across the top of a and at a point in the garment that comes just above the hips of the wearer the cross-cut c is made. Then the parts a2 and 0.3 are gathered back to points n; and y, respectively. Then the piece A is sewed to the edges of the parts a2 and 61,3. Then the top of this piece A is gathered, and said top and the gathered edges of parts d2 and a3 are then bound' securely by the cross-piece a4 to the body of the garment. Thus the back B ot' the garment above the cross-cut a is withoutseam or plait and fits closely to the body.

Serial No. 386,183. (No model.)

The advantages which this garment possesses over the ordinary chemise are, first, its simplicity and cheapness of construction; second, the wearer is relieved of the annoyance of having it gather about the limbs while walking, which often produces great embarrassment in'public places, and, lastly, in its strength and durability, as the improvement is laid exactly where the garment irst begins to give or tear.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A chemise having the upper seamless rear part B, the cross-cut a and perpendicular slit a, the parts a2 and c3, gathered back to each side, and the piece A, sewed to the edge of the parts cu2 and c3 and its upper end gathered in between the edges of said parts, substantially as described.

2. A chemise havin g the upper seamless rear part B, the cross-cut a and perpendicular slit a, the parts a2 and a3, gathered back to each side, the piece A, sewed to the edge of the parts Ca2 and a3 and its vupper end gathered in between the edges of said parts, and the crosspiece c4, binding the top of the piece A and the parts c2 and d3 to the body of the garment at the cross-slit a, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMMA RUBY BURT.

Witnesses:

B. M. STONE, R. H. WASHBURN. 

